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Cause of Paralyzing Illness in Kids Remains Elusive
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — There is still no clear cause for a mysterious paralytic condition that has been striking U.S....
Many ICU Admissions May Be Preventable, Large Study Suggests
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Many people are unnecessarily admitted to hospital intensive care units (ICUs), a large new study...
Better Sleep Equals Better Grades in College
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — College kids who get good shuteye may stand a better chance of making the Dean’s list, a new...
How to Make Your Own Healthful Sauerkraut
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Pickled foods are still on trend and so are do-it-yourself recipes since homemade fermented foods...
Health Tip: What to Expect When Your Eyes Are Dilated
(HealthDay News) — When dilating your eyes, your doctor will put a small amount of eye drop solution into each of your eyes, says the...
AHA News: Can Being an Immigrant Be Hazardous to Your Health?
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — In recent years, health care experts have warmed to the idea that lots of...
Deep Brain Stimulation May Relieve Ringing in the Ears: Study
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) can make life miserable, but a brain implant may help, preliminary...
Cooking Food Changes Makeup of Gut Bacteria
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Cooking food has a fundamental impact on what bacteria live in your gut, a new study finds. “Our...
Gender Reassignment Surgery Does Bring Mental Health Benefits
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Transgender men and women who undergo gender reassignment surgery are much less likely to need...
Alex Trebek Says Chemo Is Making Hosting ‘Jeopardy!’ a Lot Tougher
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek hinted in an interview that chemotherapy for stage 4 pancreatic...
High Lead Levels in Pregnancy Linked to Obesity in Kids Years Later
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Children whose moms had high levels of lead in their blood during pregnancy are more likely than...
Germ Transplant Helps Women With Tough-to-Treat Vaginal Infections
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Bacterial vaginosis is a common infection in women that’s usually easily treated with...
Spurred by Mass Shootings, More Americans View Mentally Ill as Violent
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Americans are increasingly viewing people with mental illnesses as a violent threat, despite...
Mouse Study Suggests Vaping Might Raise Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The nicotine in e-cigarette vapor appears to cause cancer in mice, a new lab study suggests. The...
Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2019
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Bill Would Limit Nicotine in...
What Are the Risks of Pain Relief Alternatives to Opioids?
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — With so much attention focused on the dangers of opioid painkillers, it’s easy to forget that...
Health Tip: Living With Herpes
(HealthDay News) — Herpes is a common and usually mild skin condition caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). If you are living with...
Flu Season Is Coming: Here’s How to Protect Yourself
SUNDAY, Oct. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you don’t want to be one of the 40 million Americans who get the flu each year, it’s time to...
Sinus Infections: What You Need to Know
SATURDAY, Oct. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Along with the flu, this is the time of year for sinus infections with their make-you-miserable...
Sen. Bernie Sanders Leaves Hospital; Doctors Confirm He Had Heart Attack
SATURDAY, Oct. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Senator Bernie Sanders left a Las Vegas hospital on Friday after being admitted with chest...
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